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Table 5-1. Worksheet: Configuration Options for Creating an Automated Pool That Contains Full Virtual
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Option Description Fill In Your Value Here
View Folder Select a View Folder in which to place the pool or
leave the pool in the default root folder.
If you use a View Folder, you can delegate
managing the pool to an administrator with a
specific role. For details, see “Using Folders to
Delegate Administration,” on page 40.
NOTE View folders are different than vCenter
Server
folders that store desktop virtual machines.
You select a vCenter Server folder later in the
wizard with other vCenter Server settings.
Delete desktop after logoff If you select floating user assignment, choose
whether to delete desktops after users log off.
NOTE You set this option on the Pool Settings
page.
Pool Settings Settings that determine the desktop state, power
status
when a virtual machine is not in use, display
protocol, Adobe Flash quality, and so on.
For descriptions, see “Desktop and Pool
Settings,” on page 132.
For a list of the settings that apply to automated
pools, see “Desktop Settings for Automated Pools
That Contain Full Virtual Machines,” on
page 91.
For more information about power policies and
automated pools, see “Setting Power Policies for
Desktop Pools,” on page 140.
Virtual machine naming Choose whether to provision desktops by
manually specifying a list of desktop names or by
providing a naming pattern and the total number
of desktops.
For details, see “Naming Desktops Manually or
Providing a Naming Pattern,” on page 126.
List of desktop names If you specify names manually, prepare a list of
desktop names and, optionally, the associated user
names.
Naming pattern If you use this naming method, provide the
pattern.
View Manager uses your pattern as a prefix in all
the desktop names and appends a unique number
to identify each desktop.
For details, see “Using a Naming Pattern for
Automated Desktop Pools,” on page 129.
Maximum number of desktops If you use a naming pattern, specify the total
number of desktops in the pool.
You can also specify a minimum number of
desktops to provision when you first create the
pool.
Number of spare (powered on)
desktops
If you specify names manually or use a naming
pattern, specify a number of desktops that View
Manager keeps available and powered on for new
users. For details, see “Naming Desktops
Manually or Providing a Naming Pattern,” on
page 126.
When you specify names manually, this option is
called # Unassigned desktops kept powered on.
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